'Tiananmen Square' cartoon removed from website

A cartoon some Chinese commentators say refers to the Tiananmen Square massacre has been removed from the website of one of the country’s top newspapers, just two days before the crackdown’s 21st anniversary.

'Tiananmen Square' cartoon removed from website

A cartoon some Chinese commentators say refers to the Tiananmen Square massacre has been removed from the website of one of the country’s top newspapers, just two days before the crackdown’s 21st anniversary.

The Southern Metropolis Daily published a series of cartoons for International Children’s Day yesterday – one of which showed a little boy drawing a line of tanks on a blackboard with what looked like a soldier standing in front.

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